News from October 17. Utah released Eddie Lucas and Saddi Washington. Pre-season games Det 118, Dal 100 - at Det Grant Hill (Det) had 24 points including 10-12 FG and 12 assists. Christian Laettner (Det) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Michael Curry (Det) had 10 points including 4-6 FG. Erick Strickland (Dal) had 15 points on 3-14 FG and 8-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Cedric Ceballos (Dal) had 18 points including 8-23 FG and 11 rebounds including 7 offensive. Det shot 56.2% (50-69) FG and Dal shot 38% (38-100). Den 106, Van 94 - at Van Raef LaFrentz (Den) had 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Ron Mercer (Den) had 24 points including 12-13 FT. James Posey (Den) had 19 points. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 19 points on 4-15 FG and 11-14 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Othella Harrington (Van) had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Ind 116, Sac 107 - at Evansville, Indiana Austin Croshere (Ind) had 18 points including 6-9 FG and 6 rebounds. Rik Smits (Ind) had 20 points. Reggie Miller (Ind) had 21 points including 9-14 FG. Jason Williams (Sac) had 25 points and 7 assists. Lawrence Funderburke (Sac) had 18 points. Orl 114, Hou 105 - at Orl Michael Doleac (Orl) had 21 points including 10-15 FG. Darrell Armstrong (Orl) had 19 points, 13 assists, and 3 steals. Chris Gatling (Orl) had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Steve Francis (Hou) had 27 points on 8-11 FG, 3-3 3-pointers, and 8-13 FT, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 9 turnovers. Carlos Rogers (Hou) had 20 points on 7-11 FG and 6-10 FT. Orl shot 18-31 FT and Hou shot 32-51 FT. Por 117, Pho 110 - at Tucson, Arizona Bonzi Wells (Por) had 23 points on 6-9 FG and 11-13 FT, 4 steals, and 4 blocks. Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Scottie Pippen (Por) had 14 point, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Tom Gugliotta (Pho) had 18 points including 8-9 FG and 6 rebounds. Clifford Robinson (Pho) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists.